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SFPUC to contribute up to $900,000 toward Nolan Ranch acquisition and a $125,000 easement endowment
Summary
The commission approved a funding agreement with Santa Clara County and The Nature Conservancy to support acquisition of Nolan Ranch in the Alameda Creek Watershed and to fund an endowment for long-term easement monitoring.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted to authorize a funding agreement with Santa Clara County and The Nature Conservancy to support the County’s acquisition of Nolan Ranch in the Alameda Creek Watershed and to provide an endowment for monitoring the conservation easement.
Tim Ramirez, division manager of natural resources and lands management, described the parcel as “higher in the watershed” and said SFPUC’s proposal is to contribute up to $900,000 toward acquisition and provide $125,000 as an endowment to fund annual monitoring and protection of the easement’s conservation values. Ramirez said title would transfer to Santa Clara County Parks and the easement itself would be held by The Nature Conservancy.
Commissioners asked procedural and stewardship questions about access and how monitoring of easement terms will be paid and administered; Ramirez said the endowment is intended to cover long-term monitoring obligations. Commissioner (speaker 1) moved to adopt item 10; the motion was seconded and carried.
